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Western Chokecherry vs PawpawPrunus virginiana var. demissa Asimina triloba SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
Western Chokecherry is a shrub or small tree commonly used for farmstead and field windbreaks.
The Pawpaw fruits are edible and delicious with a banana-mango flavour, and can be eaten fresh or enjoyed in ice cream or baking. Wildlife are also known to enjoy the fruit. It is a small understory tree or large shrub found in wooded slopes, ravines and along streams. Often spreads by root suckering to form thickets. Cup shaped purple flowers form in the spring followed by yellow-green oblong fruits which turn a dark brown once mature. WESTERN CHOKECHERRY QUICK FACTSPAWPAW QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
reddish-purple
Berries:
edible, astringent, red-purple
Flavor:
similar to mango or banana
Flowers:
red purple
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)
Other Names:
bitter-berry, chokecherry, common chokecherry, virginia bird berry
Other Names:
american pawpaw, custard apple, custard apple tree, indian banana, paw paw, paw-paw, wild banana
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